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Journalists and soldiers killed near Rogberi

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    A team from the UN Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) travelled on Thursday to the site where two journalists and four Sierra Leone Army (SLA) soldiers were killed on the previous day, Fred Eckhard, spokesman of UN Secretary-General, said.

    The six were in a convoy that was ambushed by suspected members of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) near Rogberi Junction, northeast of Freetown, Eckhard said.

    The journalists were American Kurt Schork of Reuters News Agency and Miguel Gil Moreno, a Spanish cameraman who worked for Associated Press. Another cameraman and a photographer who survived the attack were taken to hospital in Freetown and were reported to be in stable condition, Eckhard said.

    The area around Rogberi Junction has been the scene of sporadic fighting between government forces and RUF rebels in the last few days.

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